Library Technicians in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,661
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$7,499
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,380
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$40,160
Kept after tax
$32,661
Worth in national money
$34,380
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Utah pays library technicians around $40,160 at the midpoint, 27 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 487 occupations Utah publishes, library technicians lands at 406. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $40,160 you keep $32,661, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $34,380 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $40,710, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For library technicians the Utah median is $40,160, ranking 27 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Utah, this work ranks 406 of 487 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for library technicians on $40,160 is $32,661. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $34,380 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $40,710 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,460 |
| This salary | $40,160 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Utah | $32,661 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,449 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,070 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $37,936 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,294 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Utah earn less than $40,160. The published range is $23,670 up to $53,460, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $32,661, from $40,160, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 406 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,380, the adjusted value of that $40,160 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 406 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for library technicians in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $23,670 to $53,460. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $32,661 from $40,160. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 406 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $34,380 — the adjusted value of that $40,160 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 406 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $23,670 at the bottom tenth to $53,460 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $34,380.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $32,661 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($23,670) and the ninetieth ($53,460) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $34,380 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $32,661 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.